The Museum of Innocence - Orhan Pamuk Crimes against women versus crimes

Crimes against women versus crimes by women

With entries as varied as ‘elbow’

he condemns himself to moving cities every few weeks instead

As his escapades unfold

romantic entanglements during the siege of Genoa

The Museum of Innocence - Orhan Pamuk Crimes against women versus crimesKamal lives a life of cosmopolitan glamour, exploring the restaurants and boutiques of Istanbul with his friends and fianc. In the newly modern city, they pride themselves on their liberal attitudes and Western style. A chance encounter with Fusun, a working class shop girl, begins a long, obsessive love affair, one that draws him deep into Istanbul's complex history, and uncovers the forces of class and gender that still control its inhabitants'